FAIRFAX, Va. – Apple FCU is mourning the death of Virgil Harris, Jr., who died recently at 81, shortly after attending a final board meeting and ending 55 years service to the credit union.
Harris, a former high school teacher, helped build the one time Fairfax County Public Schools credit union from just $2,601 in assets to more than $1.5 billion and 142,000 members during his five decades of service as director, vice president and chairman of the board.
In his final days Harris, who was battling cancer, told his hospice nurse one of his last wishes was to attend a final Board meeting, which he did March 19.
“Virgil was a born leader who always shared words of encouragement and served as as inspiration for others,” said Larry Kelly, president of Apple. “His leadership brought the credit union to where it is today.”
In recognition of his long-time service Apple named its 60,000-square-foot headquarters after Harris last year.
